Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?
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Waters
/ˈwɔː.təz/
Synonyms for "waters" (17 found)
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12 entriescontiguous zonedilute brothdilute juicedilute sauceexclusive economic zoneinternal waterslake watersocean watersriver waterswater cropswater gardenwater plants
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11 entriesclear waterscoastal watersdeep watersdrinking watersgarden wateringirrigation schedulingplant irrigationsoil moisturesurface watersterritorial waterswater conservation
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I have no intention of fishing in troubled waters.
Source: tatoeba (19373)
Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
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Still waters run deep.
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